This story is linked to an artifact analyzed in the study: a figurine depicting a pregnant woman, arms encircling her belly, wearing “what appears to be a helmet with a nose guard,” Olley adds.

R ecent research sheds new light on the role of pregnant women in Viking society, revealing a complex interplay between motherhood and warrior culture. The study titled "Womb Politics: The ...

Pendant showing the only known Viking-Age depiction of a pregnant body. O. Myrin, The Swedish History Museum/SHM. The study was led by Marianne Hem Eriksen, Associate Professor of Archaeology at ...

Viking Age woman was buried with her dog in an elaborate 'boat grave,' excavations reveal ; ... What makes this figurine especially interesting is that the pregnant woman is wearing a martial helmet.

In 2017, a team of Swedish archaeologists announced an exciting discovery: They had, for the first time, identified the remains of a Viking woman warrior. A DNA analysis of a Viking Age skeleton ...

Pregnant women wore martial helmets in Viking society, a new study reveals (AFP via Getty Images)An episode in one of the sagas we looked at supports the idea that unborn children ...

Two spectacular horned helmets may have inspired the myth that more than 1,500 years later, ... Hårby Valkyrie: A 1,200-year-old gold Viking Age woman sporting a sword, shield and ponytail; ...

Books about Vikings are riddled with stereotypes, the old and popular ones about horned helmets and Valkyries, the modern academic ones about peaceful traders and urban developers. Eleanor ...

This story is linked to an artifact analyzed in the study: a figurine depicting a pregnant woman, arms encircling her belly, wearing “what appears to be a helmet with a nose guard,” Olley adds.